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heroic assumption

heroic assumption noun: an assumption that the speaker considers very unlikely to be true but temporarily accepts in order to make a hypothetical argument.

Noun

heroic assumption (plural heroic assumptions)

  1. An assumption that the speaker considers very unlikely to be true but temporarily accepts in order to make a hypothetical argument.
    • Even if we make the heroic assumption that the governor makes this his top priority, it isn't feasible to have new regulation in effect in six months.

Forms of heroic assumption

pluralheroic assumptions

Questions about heroic assumption

What does heroic assumption mean?
Heroic assumption means an assumption that the speaker considers very unlikely to be true but temporarily accepts in order to make a hypothetical argument.
What part of speech is heroic assumption?
Heroic assumption is a noun.
What is the plural of heroic assumption?
The plural of heroic assumption is heroic assumptions.

Words near heroic assumption in the dictionary

  1. herohead
  2. herohood
  3. heroiam slava
  4. heroic
  5. Heroic Age
  6. heroic assumption
  7. heroic assumptions
  8. heroic cooling
  9. heroic couplet
  10. heroic couplets
  11. heroic dose

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